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Home My WebLink About1944-12-11 Meeting267 MxNVTEs LA PORTS CITY.COUNCIL DECEMBER 11, 19~., B:UO P•M• Meeting was called to cs~dea~ by Mayor Ruff with the following Aldermsn and City Officials present: Sld. J• N, Johnson, P• L. Benson, Geo. F. Norris, Secretary Sharp. 4 ~Ii.nutes of the ]ast regular meeting were read and approved after correction as follows was made: that the Telephaa~e Gompan~t be nQtifisd to move telephone poles .two feet back of curb line on. Third Stre®t. Minutes of Sgecial meeting of November 17 were read and approved. gills Motion by Johnson, second by Norris, that the following schedule of bills in the amount of ~6?3.9~. be allowed and ordered paid. Geo H, Blair x+•75 , The Cargill Co, x+•77 Horlook Ice Service 5.25 Houston Lighting & Power Co• 185.00 Houston Natural Gas Corp. 3.2 Humble Oil & Refining Co. 19.10 Kerber Motor Co. 1.50 La Porte Hardware Co• 5.52 MoMillan Chevrolet Co• 2.3c °' r~ Magnolia Petroleum Co• 9t~•9~ Meyer-Blanlce Co. ~l.~•1.~0 11~.icipal Supply Co• 26.72 .Parker Bros . , Inco • 22.80 _ Pfeiffer Electric Co• 71.71 Arc's . Harold H. Sharp, C ity Secy. 5.15 Sharp Grain Co. 6•l~.5 _ Southwestern Bell Tel. Co. 18.75 The Texas Co. 2.59 Thatnas Hardware co. 6.50 ` o c. o. Willi~ns .50 V~. L. Jones ~F•50 J . Leonard Stanford l~.7. 0 ~~ 3 Carried. Gmmunicatisn, Motion by Benson, second by J©hnsan, that oomusunication frcxn. Municipal Supply Municipal Supply Co., Houston, Texas in regard to release of C~• copper ba se alloy pipe, be placed on file. Carried. Cue, League of Motion by Johnson, second by Bensaa~., that the City pay to the Texas Muxici- League of Texas Municipalities, the sum of X30.00 as dues far the City mf La Porte fcs• the year endia~ November 30, 19.5• polities Carrie d• '7'i' ''~ t 268 ~ ~ Americax City Motion by Benson, $eaor~d by Johnson, that the City subscribe faa~ xabazine the American City Magasiae-for two years ending November, 191.u6 at rate of X3.00 far two years. Carried. Fire Chief - Motion by Norris, second by Johnson, that the Fire Chief be paid Va~catiox fog' 10 day vacation° and continue working insteai of taking time off. Carriex• 0, ~. Kelly, Motion by Norris, second by Johnson, that C. H• Kelly be e~mplayed City Exgixeer by the City fc~r 2 years om 5~ cosmaission basis, subject to written oomtract being prepared by the City Attorney and being appraPed by C. H. Belly and the City Council. Carried. 19I~ Tax Rsll T~ Secretary repar°ted that the 191. Tax Roll had bean ccaapleted with valuations df' X1,55$,687.00 anti taxes in the amount of ~3~381•$0 to be collected as of October 1, 1~.• Nation by Johnson, secoa~d by Burgin, that tlse folloaring resolution be adopteds ° RESOL~ION Y~hereas, the City Council has esaffiizsed the City of Ia. Porte tea record prepared by the City Tau As~sessor~.atici Col]~octt~r-:;auci found such record,; to be correct: a NAY, THEREFORE BE IT RES~OLYED BY THE CITY 4OIINCIL OF T$S CITY OF LA PORTS that the tax record prepared by the City Tax Assessor & Collector be s-aai is hereby approved as trhe City Tic Recaa~d the year 1~ sold the City 1"ax ,Assessor cad C of le c~er is hereby in- structed to collect the taxes in aoccu'danoe with such record. And it is so ordered. ° C orris d• Motion by Johnson, second by Benson, that the meeting adjcruru• Carrie d• ~---~= ~~ /~~Lt~/. ~Secr cry, y , acs aa~, y o o e, s • ';.